host: to inverness, florida. caller: hello, i was wondering why gm does not look for merger instead of selling out hummer? as an executive branch maybe they could put a limit on the president's spending. as a veteran i can hardly afford to go to the movie theater. host: we will talk a bit more about the auto industry in an upcoming segment, but go ahead, if you would like guest: when the government rescued the auto companies the key was putting together a program to move the company's ford with a new slimmed-down structure. seen some of these brands sold off this week expected when they received government host: aiaid. host: d.c. any parallels between the auto and -- do you see any parallels between the auto industries and of the banks? guest: there has been this belief that we have to get the banks going again, get liquidity back into the system. it will start with lending. we have yet to see that. banks, lending has fallen again -- which you would expect to see and a recession. host: this viewer asks if this is

interconnection of any sources of generation that are put before us and to make sure we connect the lows inver libelee dues. we own and operate about 15,000 miles of high-voltage lines in iowa, minnesota, illinois, missouri michigan and developing transmission projects in kansas and oklahoma. as we have worked through these various states each time we come to a point where we need to build transmission for whatever reason, we have come up against a set of popsicles each one different in every state. probably that is as it should be but we may get to the outcome of where we want to go in this country this is going to become a major impediment for us to move forward as a country hit dearly and necessarily need to seek energy independence. i brought with me today report from the council on competitiveness and energy sustainability which i believe is a good framework and i will leave it with you for all of you to read. it offers a lot of information which is very consistent with the very principles and items you are considering here. going to the fundamental principles that we need and at the top